The Golden State Warriors fought valiantly against the East’s #1 seed, the Detroit Pistons, but lost 131-124. A big part of their loss was the absence of superstar Stephen Curry, who had to exit early in the third quarter with an injury,

The Detroit Pistons (34-12) head to the Bay Area on a back-to-back on Friday night to face the Golden State Warriors (27-22) at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Payton Pritchard scored 29 points, Baylor Scheierman had 16 and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 112-93 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

Golden State’s bench effort narrowed the gap to three points after trailing by 20, but the comeback fell short as Detroit secured a 131-125 victory.

Trade rumors are flying hither and thither around Golden State, but the Warriors are still trying to cobble together wins in the meantime.

Whatever terminology you want to use about who might have asked for what at what time, it is clear that Giannis Antetokounmpo is available to be dealt before the trade deadline.